The Rest, Only Noise

Before his arrival in 1988, Louie did a great job.

He proposed to Lorraine

This event should have happened a long time ago, and everyone who knows him is surprised that Louis can drag it on until now.

When he was in the draft, he was the kind of person who would find a way to use the draft picks in the front position to select a player when he saw a player he liked.

The process was also very smooth. Just when Louis just got down on one knee, and before he could say his line, Lorraine, who was holding his daughter, jumped and shouted, "I do!"

So, that's it.

It made no difference to Louis from the unmarried person to the person to be married, and when going away, there would still be strange and beautiful women in the hotel room.

Louie usually asks them out kindly, since these women aren't pretty enough for him to cheat.

By his standards, there is no hope of cheating in this life.

Not to mention his face is better than Lorraine's, at least it's the same, his body is full, and he takes the initiative to give him a hug... The probability of these things happening may be lower than that of Louis crossing back.

The last game in 1987, the Knicks lost on the road to the broken Milwaukee Bucks.

In this game, Louie let Kevin McHale rest, but the young people also did not stabilize, and their mentality changed after a destructive and brutal confrontation by the Bucks.

Ellis continued to serve as a starter and performed well, while Miller and Hornacek slipped.

Then, for the first time, a reporter asked Louie if there was a functional conflict between Ellis and the other shooters.

"Reggie Miller and Jeff Hornacek were great before Dale Ellis came back, but after he came back, everything was different, why?"

The questioner was Bill Wallace of The Times, with whom Louie had never dealt with.

Hearing his question, fearing that the world would not be chaotic, Louis replied simply: "This is a bad question, and I refuse to answer it."

Miller didn't respond, believing the poor performance was his own problem.

"Dell was originally a starter." Miller added.

He's a rookie and has patience, while Hornacek doesn't think so.

"It's true that some things have changed and I'm in an awkward position."

Although he is selfless, selflessness is based on the premise that he is in a good position.

Before Ellis returned, Hornacek was both Stockton's backup and Miller's backup. He could play well at both positions. Ellis' return took him at the second position. Most of the time, even occasionally returning to the No. 2 position, he didn't perform very well.

One day later, 1987 was over.

The last month of 1987 was not a peaceful one for the world, with three airline planes crashing with no survivors, sparking fears of air travel and causing a group of restless social activists to boycott flying tools.

Of course, such boycotts never prevail.

Since January, the news that the Knicks put Ellis on the shelves has spread, and teams have come to ask for prices in an endless stream.

The most positive is the Boston Celtics.

John Lang is old, and Harper is good but not too much. It is impossible for the Celtics to get Ellis without sending one of Ainge, Harper, and John Lang.

Therefore, the offer given by the Celtics is not bad.

John Long + Reggie Lewis.

A five-time winner and a future star that many people are optimistic about.

Louie thinks Lewis has the prospect of becoming an All-Star, but the Knicks already have too many players of that type.

How to arrange these people to play has already broken his head, and he doesn't need another one.

Lang is his "first love", but the first love is best kept in memory. Sometimes it will be good to think about it, but if you relive it foolishly, you will only hurt yourself.

Besides, Louie couldn't have given Ellis to the Celtics at all.

The Celtics are already strong, and Louie doesn't want to make them stronger because of himself.

So the Celtics played the role of bidders, consciously or not.

After the news spread, Ellis naturally learned the news.

Always taciturn, he revealed his heart to his agent, and then communicated with Louis through his agent.

Ellis's agent, Warren LaGarie, called Louie's office.

First, he confirms with Louie that the transaction is true.

Louie didn't deny it: "It does happen."

"Dell is a great pro, and his style of play fits the Knicks' offense, so why would you want to trade him?" Lagari asked.

To this, Louie's answer is no: "No, I am not trying to trade him immediately, but looking for a possibility, if there is a suitable offer, I will make a move, until then, everything is unknown. And , I'm going to correct you, Dell is a great but unprofessional player."

Lagari is well aware that the mess that Ellis has done off the court in the past two years has annoyed Louie.

"To be honest, I also think it's better for him to change his environment." Lagari, the agent, felt aggrieved.

Other agents put pressure on the team if they want to, and never give a good face, but because of Ellis' request, he had to go to Louis to coordinate.

Louis asked back, "If that's the case, what else do you have a problem with? Wait for our good news."

"No, I think so, it doesn't mean Dell thinks so," Lagari said. "New York's news media is too developed, and the Knicks have become a hot team again in recent years, so every player's every move will cause extra attention."

It was hard for Louie not to laugh. Hearing this, why did he seem to blame the media for exposing Ellis' scandal?

"Yeah, I don't know why these flies keep stinging Dale's seamed egg." Louie hopes Lagari and Ellis understand, "I've given him a lot of opportunities."

"I know, Coach Lu, that's why Dale wants to stay in New York."

Does Ellis actually want to stay in New York? Louis was stunned.

Lagari said: "Dell feels comfortable under your hand, he doesn't want to be traded, he knows he's betrayed your trust, and he wants to repay you, Coach Lu."

Louie has a hard time trusting a man who doesn't change his mind.

What's more, these words were said through the mouths of others.

"If he really thinks this way, he should come to my office in person and say these words to me, not through you." Louie said coldly, "I don't see any sincerity."

Lagari said anxiously: "Coach Lu, Dale, you should understand, he is..."

"He just can't say it right?" Louie laughed angrily, "I know he's a bit introverted, but he's not dumb, if he can't come to my office and tell me how much he wants to stay, I can only think of him The desire to stay is not strong enough, let him play well, he is one of my favorite players and my most trusted shooter, I will find him a good next home."

When Louis hung up the phone, the thoughts in his heart were not as firm as they said.

Whether or not to trade Ellis is still a matter of uncertainty.

He wants the right chips, but what kind of players do the Knicks need right now?

Ewing, Oakley, Stockton, Ellis, Alex Stevens, Kevin McHale, Benjamin Wilson, John Selly, Rodman, Hornacek, Song Tao, Michael Cooper, Reggie Miller, Brad Rohos.

Looking at this list, you can understand that the only thing the Knicks lacked is the center position.

Song Tao, as Ewing's substitute, was a little weaker.

However, the Knicks are not a team that relies on the inside to play the world.

Louie will often let McHale, Oakley or Salley play center~www.novelmt.com~ and add one of Stockton/Hornacek/Wilson to play point guard, and then pick three from the flank group Put together a lineup.

Therefore, the inside bench they need most is also the least needed.

You must know that when Song Tao didn't come back some time ago, Luo Haosi was the only serious center backup. As a result, Louie also made the buddy to play shooting guard every now and then.

Doing so is both entertaining and absolute confidence in the depth of the lineup.

Therefore, if a player of Ellis' level is traded, it is indeed a problem to have someone else come back.

If you change too little, it will appear to be at a disadvantage. If you change too well, it will lead to too fierce internal competition.

What if it was just right? Where is this just right degree?

Louie was more and more troubled every day, but more and more people called for quotations.

Because, since January, Ellis's status has skyrocketed.